Item: Ted Flowers Silver Parade Saddles – Matching Pair with Original Numbered Crates
Sold For: $5,011.00
Bids: 11
Date: Aug 21, 2012
Auction: Ebay
Description and Image By: jhisalabeler
Ted Flowers was one of the most prolific and best known parade saddle makers of the last century. Based in Indiana, he was most productive in the 1950’s and 1960’s, and his saddles were very popular among contestants showing in the Parade divisions at Saddlebred, Morgan and Palomino shows.
These matching set of saddles are from the Lake County Indiana Mounted Horse Patrol. They are numbered (6 and 18) and come with their matching wooden crate.
The saddles have been shown in parades through out the United States such as President Ronald Reagan’s Inauguration Parade, Rose Bowl Parades and many more from Coast to Coast.
This auction includes two (2) matching Ted Flowers Silver Parade Saddles, two (2) matching Ted Flowers Silver Parade Headstalls and Bridle, two (2) matching Ted Flowers Silver Parade Tapaderos and Breast Collars. The matching parade saddle pads and wooden crates complete this once in a lifetime auction.
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Measurements are as follows:
Seat Size = 17″
Cantle Height = 4″
Swell Width = 5 1/2″
Horn Cap = 3 1/4″
Horn Post = 3″
Skirt Length = 28″